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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

Jetta Productions/Getty Images. has lost what Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih calls the “ industrial commons ”: indispensable production skills and capabilities. has lost what Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih calls the “ industrial commons ”: indispensable production skills and capabilities.

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa

Harvard Business

billion by 2050, and to feed that number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to avoid continued mass hunger.

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How to Motivate Frontline Employees

Harvard Business

Productivity (revenue divided by expense) increased by 20% year over year (far more than the 9% increase in revenue that the control group stores averaged); customer satisfaction increased by 11% (the control group saw it decrease by 4%); and sales increased by 8% (the control group saw only a 2% increase). million in annual benefit.

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The key to becoming a learning organization

Asamby Consulting

If know-how is constantly added to the organization's collective memory, it can improve effortlessly over time High autonomy. If the organization is self-learning, there's no external driver necessary to push trough process improvements etc. Check out our privacy policy. A new process, a new product or a new template.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

The technology allows A&D organizations to transform their manufacturing processes, improve safety, optimize customer service, system management, and, of course, transform military operations. Accelerating production of commercial aircrafts. .

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Determine the ROI of hiring a small business operations consultant

Asamby Consulting

Other than their strategy consulting counterparts, they don't focus on product, market, positioning, competition and pricing. They help small business owners and CEOs to Understand bottlenecks Save time and money Ensure high product or service quality Stabilize growth Implement efficient and effective processes.

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Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work

Consulting and Organizational Management

The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. John Dupre is an organization development consultant who designs innovative ways to involve people in building more productive and satisfying workplaces. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.